Steve Arnold departs for Sutton

[Blue Yonder]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1668725292263776262

@Petejames told us this nearly seven hours earlier. I’ll add him to my reliable ITK’s

 

[flangejackrabbit]

Joining Sutton United?

Life don't get much better than that!

Their keeper wasn't great last season so it makes sense.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Steve news.

https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/2...eve-arnold-set-join-league-two-club/?ref=ebls

 

[Southminster Shrimper]

Steve news.

https://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/2...eve-arnold-set-join-league-two-club/?ref=ebls

Sad but not surprising. Collin is developing into an excellent goalkeeper.

There is only one Steve in this club anyway. Once a Shrimpet, always a Shrimpet.

 

[Westcliff DGS]

Sad but not surprising. Collin is developing into an excellent goalkeeper.

There is only one Steve in this club anyway. Once a Shrimpet, always a Shrimpet.

I hope you’re right re Collin but I do not share your views right now. I would sign a keeper and have Collin as the number 2

 

[wiggy]

Oh great, all this dithering and we lose imo our best player….Arnold, great start to the new era!

 

[Mark Corrigan]

Oh great, all this dithering and we lose imo our best player….Arnold, great start to the new era!

The hopeful replacement will be just as good, less prone to injury and much more suited to our style of play.

 

[wiggy]

Oh great, all this dithering and we lose imo our best player….Arnold, great start to the new era!

……ask Ben Foster who recently stated that Premiership keepers would struggle in our League….big strong dominating Arnold will be impossible to replace, worth far more to us than Jack Bridge

 

[wiggy]

The hopeful replacement will be just as good, less prone to injury and much more suited to our style of play.

Poppycock, impossible to replace Phil Browns only decent signing. What is our style of play by the way, going sideways?….how can a new keeper be more suited to that?

 

[Mark Corrigan]

Poppycock, impossible to replace Phil Browns only decent signing. What is our style of play by the way, going sideways?….how can a new keeper be more suited to that?

What do Dalby and Bridge come under in terms of quality of signings? Ps. I'm no Phil Brown fan.

 

[Moley]

……ask Ben Foster who recently stated that Premiership keepers would struggle in our League….big strong dominating Arnold will be impossible to replace, worth far more to us than Jack Bridge

Your opinion of course, but in my opinion Steve’s replacement will definitely be the next level up, as will all of our new signings to come.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Poppycock, impossible to replace Phil Browns only decent signing. What is our style of play by the way, going sideways?….how can a new keeper be more suited to that?

Balderdash. I suggest you have a look at @ShrimperStats work and come back talking sense.

 

[wiggy]

What do Dalby and Bridge come under in terms of quality of signings? Ps. I'm no Phil Brown fan.

For this particular League, two a penny, Arnie was the perfect fit for a National League keeper and surprise surprise, he is the first to bail out!

 

[Mark Corrigan]

For this particular League, two a penny, Arnie was the perfect fit for a National League keeper and surprise surprise, he is the first to bail out!

Only reading between the lines here but I expect he was told he was not guaranteed first team football if he stayed.

 

[TheSouthendUnitedRunner]

For this particular League, two a penny, Arnie was the perfect fit for a National League keeper and surprise surprise, he is the first to bail out!

Technically, wasn’t Lopata the first to “bail out”, or even Rhys Murphy who has moved before Steve.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

……ask Ben Foster who recently stated that Premiership keepers would struggle in our League….big strong dominating Arnold will be impossible to replace, worth far more to us than Jack Bridge

And yet we had one of the best defensive records in the division in a season where he barely played…

 

[rigsby]

For this particular League, two a penny, Arnie was the perfect fit for a National League keeper and surprise surprise, he is the first to bail out!

Arnie was to expensive and a clear risk to be reserve keeper for this season. That's a job for young up and coming lad who no doubt will be targeted by your good self on here.....Just like you did with Colin.

Seemed a real top bloke and character in the dressing room. When he could barely get up the stairs for home games 10 months ago, it sounded quite true when people watching told me he was highly unlikely to play again.

Well done to Arnie for proving them wrong and good luck to him at his next club. One that should be loudly applauded if he ever jogs out against us.

 

[Rayleigh boy]

And yet we had one of the best defensive records in the division in a season where he barely played…

and his kicking was not great .. ..

 

[wiggy]

And yet we had one of the best defensive records in the division in a season where he barely played…

....and we had two crap replacements, would have been even better with a proper keeper!

 

[Mark Corrigan]

....and we had two crap replacements, would have been even better with a proper keeper!

Very harsh on Collin that, don't think we could've asked of any more from him.